PT-2021-22239 · Pluxml · Pluxml

Kielvaughn · Published 2021-08-12 · Updated 2022-03-09 · CVE-2021-38602

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PluXML version 5.8.7

Description The issue allows for stored XSS attacks, potentially enabling attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML. This can be achieved through crafted payloads in areas such as the headline, content, or thumbnail path of a blog post.

Recommendations For PluXML version 5.8.7, consider disabling the editing of articles or restricting access to the headline and content fields until a patch is available. Avoid using crafted payloads in the thumbnail path of blog posts to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-38602

Affected Products

Pluxml

References · 11

• 🔥 https://github.com/KielVaughn/CVE-2021-38602 · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38602 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38602 · Security Note
• https://pluxml.org/download/changelog.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38602 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/27947 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/38123 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/19260 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/19482 · Telegram Post